Post by Logan on Jun 22, 2016 3:02:23 GMT -6
South Dakota tech school reformers Tuesday announced a new ally.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard will speak next week in support of a ballot measure that would effectively let tech schools split from K-12 school districts and form their own governing boards. The governor would comment on the amendment at a press conference next Tuesday, according to his Chief of Staff Tony Venhuizen.
Advocates of Amendment R say it will allow the institutes the flexibility they need to respond to the state's workforce demands. To promote the amendment, industry leaders are launching a campaign called "R for Jobs – Vote Yes on Amendment R."
"You'd have to be blind, deaf and dumb not to know that we've got a problem in South Dakota of not enough skilled workers," said Greg Von Wald, executive director of the Skilled Workforce Advocacy Council, the group behind "R for Jobs."
Read more: www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2016/06/21/gov-daugaard-support-tech-school-ballot-measure/86174358/
Gov. Dennis Daugaard will speak next week in support of a ballot measure that would effectively let tech schools split from K-12 school districts and form their own governing boards. The governor would comment on the amendment at a press conference next Tuesday, according to his Chief of Staff Tony Venhuizen.
Advocates of Amendment R say it will allow the institutes the flexibility they need to respond to the state's workforce demands. To promote the amendment, industry leaders are launching a campaign called "R for Jobs – Vote Yes on Amendment R."
"You'd have to be blind, deaf and dumb not to know that we've got a problem in South Dakota of not enough skilled workers," said Greg Von Wald, executive director of the Skilled Workforce Advocacy Council, the group behind "R for Jobs."
Read more: www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2016/06/21/gov-daugaard-support-tech-school-ballot-measure/86174358/